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New CD 11/2024: Organs of the Moravian-Silesian Region. Old Czech Masters. Černohorský – Seger – Vaňhal
This CD presents three complete collections of organ works by important old Czech organ composers. It includes the entire known organ works of Bohuslav Matěj Černohorský, edition of pieces Eight Toccatas and Fugues by Josef Ferdinand Norbert Seger, published in Leipzig in 1793, and a cycle of six fugues by Jan Křtitel Vaňhal from his late period, published in Vienna in 1810. The aforementioned authors have transcended their native country in terms of reputation and influence.
B. M. Černohorský - Toccata C dur
J. Seger - Praeludium (Toccata) F dur
J. K. Vaňhal Fuga G dur
Jewels of Organ Music of Old Czech Masters
Representative choice of works by B. M. Černohorský, J. F. N. Seger, J. K. Kuchař, J. K. Vaňhal, F. X. Brixi, K. B. Kopřiva, J. I. Linek, J. E. Kypta and anonymous composers was prepared by Vratislav Bělský and Petr Koukal in 1998. Second revised edition - updates by Tomáš Thon, 2023. Modern notation with consideration for the original notation and use. ISMN M-9004000-1-7. Price: 21.60 €.
Bohuslav Matěj ČERNOHORSKÝ (1684–1742) – Organ Works
ARTTHON, Opava 2021. ISMN 979-0-9004040-4-6. Prize 20.90 €.
A new critical edition of organ works by B.M. Černohorský, the first in more than 50 years, brings up-to-date knowledge concerning the organ works of the composer and is presented for the first time in a semantically faithful way. The volume includes four studies: a historic-biographical one, two organological ones concerning the organ of St. James in Prague and the organs in Padua and Assisi during the composer's time as member of the Order of Friars Minor in these places, and an editorial one. The edition contributes to demythologizing the concept of the Černohorský’s ʿCzech Bachʾ without losing any of his stature.
Jan Křtitel VAŇHAL (1739–1183) – Six Fugues for Organ or Fortepiano
Another set of six fugues by J. K. Vaňhal (from the preserved 43 fugues published between 1785 and 1814 in Vienna) according to the edition from 1810 (Wei XVI: 23) is published in a new critical edition. Vaňhal dedicated this volume to Rudolf Jan (1788–1831), Archduke of Austria, disciple and patron of Ludwig van Beethoven, who was later Archbishop of Olomouc and Cardinal (1819–1831). ISMN 979-0-8004040-3-9. Curent price € 20,80,-. NEW
Jan ZACH (1713–1773) – Organ Works
The first critical edition of Jan Zach's organ compositions following new findings and discoveries recently published in the edition of Josef Lipavský – Organ Works in 2018.
ISMN 979-0-9004040-0-8.
Curent price € 19,90,-.
Lipavský Josef (1772–1810) - Organ Works
Forgotten Czech composer Josef Lipavský (1772–1810) had worked in Vienna. This edition correct wrong authorship of two Lipavský´s fugues published under the name Jan Zach (1713–1773), included the well-known Fugue in A Minor. Edited by Tomáš Thon.
ISMN 979-0-9004040-0-8.
Price € 19,60,-.
Christmas Organ Works of Old Czech Masters
This new title by ARTTON music publishers, an anthology of Christmas organ pieces, includes 35 pieces by known and unknown composers and schoolmasters from historical regions of Bohemia, Moravia, Silesia, and Vienna; many of the pieces are published for the first time. 100 pages.
ISMN 979-09004000-9-3.
Price € 28,20,-.
Organ Books by Old Czech Schoolmasters / Orgelbücher altböhmischer Schulmeister
Mostly anonymous pieces from 18th – early 19th centuries sources from various parts of Bohemia, Moravia and Silesia. Edited by Petr Koukal.
Price € 17,90,-.
Vaňhal Jan Křtitel (1739–1813) – Praeambula for Organ / Praeambula für die Orgel
The new edition is based on manuscript from Vienna from 1815. Published for the first time. Print in modern clefs. Edited by Jana Slimáčková.
Price € 18,10,-.
Vaňhal Jan Křtitel (1739–1813) – Six Fugues for Organ / Sechs Fugen für die Orgel, facsimily edition L. Maisch, Wien
This facsimile has been prepared from the first 19th century edition Ludwig Maisch, Vienna. Modern clefs are used. 4 scientific studies, texts in Czech, German, English, French.
ISMN 979-0-90040000-8-6.
Price € 20,80,-.
Kopřiva Karel Blažej (1756–1785) – Complete Organ Works / Kompositionen für Orgel
K. B. Kopřiva (1756-1785), eminent Czech composer and organist. He was organist in Citoliby near Louny and he influenced very strongly the typical character of musical culture in this locality in the 18th century. Edited pieces are based on original sources and published complete for the first time. Revised by Zdeněk Šesták.
ISMN M-9004000-2-4.
Price € 18,70,-.
Kuchař Jan Křtitel (1751–1829) – Organ Works /Orgelwerke
J. K. Kuchař (1751-1829), a Czech composer and organist, was a pupil of J. F. N. Seger. In his style of composition he was influenced by W. A. Mozart. Ten organ or harpsichord pieces in rococo style were critically revised by Jan Hora, professor in the Academy of Musical Arts in Prague. This complete edition is published for the first time. Printed in modern clefs.
ISMN M-9004000-0-0.
Price € 20,10,-.
Kypta Jan Evangelista (1813–1868) – Four Organ Books / Vier Orgelbücher
Four Organ Books written by eminent schoolmaster in Telč J. E. Kypta (1813 – 1868) contents compositions for organ by various old and period composers, mostly anonymous. Facsimile edition of manuscript in common clefs. Edited by Tomáš Thon, study by Petr Koukal.
ISMN M-9004000-6-2.
Price € 26,60,-.
Linek Jiří Ignác (1725–1791) – Organ Works form the Bakov Organ Book / Orgelwerke aus dem Bakovschen Orgelbuch
Worldwide first edition of organ compositions by J. I. Linek (1725-1791), cantor and organist in Bakov nad Jizerou. Based on extended comparative research. Published in a facsimile edition with transcription to modern clefs. Editors: Petr Koukal, Tomáš Thon. Studies by: Eva Mikanová, Tomáš Horák.
ISMN 979-0-9004000-7-9.
Price € 27,50,-.
Seger Josef Ferdinand Norbert (1716–1782) – Osm toccat a fug (facsimile edition of Acht Toccaten und Fugen für die Orgel, 1793) / Faksimile-Edition der Acht Toccaten und Fugen für die Orgel, 1793
J. F. N. Seger (1716-1782) is one of the most prominent Czech composers and organists of the eighteenth century. He was regarded as the foremost organ virtuoso of his time. His compositions were widely diffused in (often anonymous) manuscript copies in Bohemia and Germany. They appeared in print only in the 1790s, and the Eight Toccatas and Fugues are among his best compositions. The new facsimile edition is based on the edition by D. G. Türk (1793) and includes Turk’s original preface.
ISBN 80-900876-0-4.
Price € 18,60,-.
Simon Johann Caspar – Musicalisches ABC in kleinen und leichten Fugetten (1749; facsimile and transcription)
ISBN 80-900876-1-2.
Edition sold out.
Vaňhal Jan Křtitel (1739–1813) – 12 Fugues for Organ /12 Orgelfugen
This facsimile edition has been prepared from an early 19th century edition Ignaz Sauer K. K. priv. Kunstverleger of Vienna. Modern clefs are used. The character of the pieces makes performance on the piano possible. ISBN 80-900876-4-7. Price: € 20,20.